When Yu Qianlin was about to climb out of the pit, others arrived with police dogs. When they saw Yu Qianlin's dusty and dejected appearance , they spontaneously asked no questions.
Instead, Yu Qianlin spoke first: "Quickly inform Captain Cheng, Chen Kai drove away in a shabby van, and I didn't have time to check the license plate number."
"OK."
"Are the kids all right?"
"They've all been sent to the hospital." The person who answered him was a young policeman. The scene of rescuing the children just now could not be erased from his mind for a long time.
At that time, all the children were locked in small cages half a meter high. They looked like the lowest creatures, with fear and helplessness in their eyes. Instead of being happy to see them go in, they cried even harder. Everyone's heart felt like it was being grasped by thousands of hands, and it hurt so much that it almost lost the vitality to beat.
When the children were carried out, many of them were very scared. Their little bodies were trembling and their eyes were full of fear for them. They could no longer hold back and shed tears.
Fortunately, there were female police officers on the scene. They took out the candies they had prepared early in the morning and handed them to the children with love. Only then did they slowly coax the children out of the cage one by one.
A young and aggressive policeman kicked the cage a few times to vent his anger. But how could that be enough? The damage to the children might never be repaired!
"Let's go, gather the team, and go back to report the mission." Yu Qianlin walked , his face as heavy as frost and snow.
He actually let the human traffickers escape from his hands!
As soon as Yu Qianlin stood in front of Cheng Lisheng, Cheng Lisheng started to curse: "You bastard! You ignored my words, didn't you? I asked you to lead the second team, but you disobeyed orders and went to catch criminals!"
"I'm sorry, Captain Cheng, I left my post without reporting and let the prisoner escape." Yu Qianlin lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
Cheng Lisheng choked and continued, "Since you like running, run 10,000 meters with weights when you go back!"
Yu Qianlin immediately saluted: "Yes!"
Zhou Qi on the side wanted to plead for mercy, but Cheng Lisheng gave him a look. He quickly retracted his neck and gave Yu Qianlin a look that said "I tried my best".
Yu Qianlin smiled at him gratefully. He knew that Zhou Qi and Cheng Lisheng actually cared about him, and he was touched. Then he asked Cheng Lisheng nervously, "Captain Cheng, can I still participate in the arrest operation next?"
Cheng Lisheng glanced at him unhappily and said unhappily, "You didn't go to catch the person who ran away from you, so why should I go?"
Yu Qianlin secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I understand!" His voice was excited. Even though his face was still gloomy, his eyes were full of confidence and spirit.
Yu Qianlin was very busy that night. When he finally finished his work in the team and returned to the apartment, he found something wrong as soon as he opened the door.
Although it was already early in the morning, no matter how late he worked, he would always leave a small light on for him. But today, the room was not filled with warm yellow light, but with a thick darkness.
Somehow, his first reaction was that Wen Shu was missing again. He didn't even have time to change his shoes before rushing into Wen Shu's room, which was empty. Then he went to the bathroom, living room, and balcony, where nothing that belonged to her was found.
He took out his cell phone and found that Wen Shu had called him twice, but he didn't answer. He quickly called Wen Shu, but he couldn't get through to Wen Shu.
Finally, he saw the note left by Wen Shu on the refrigerator .
"Yu Qianlin, I've stayed here for too long. It's time to go back. I'm going back to Xuancheng. Goodbye." With the polite tone and unfamiliar words, Yu Qianlin could clearly see the indifference in Wen Shu's mood.
He picked up the keys and ran out like a gust of wind, accidentally knocking over the shoe bench in the entrance before leaving.
When he arrived at the airport, he asked at the information desk and found out that there were already several flights from Xincheng to Xuancheng. He immediately bought himself a ticket for the nearest flight.
She arrived in Xuancheng at around 2 a.m. to review her lessons. She quietly opened the door and went back to her room, not disturbing the sleeping Lu Sining. But after she finished washing up and lay on the bed, she couldn't fall asleep.
After tossing and turning for a while, seeing that it was almost dawn, she simply got up and made breakfast for Lu Sining.
When Lu Sining woke up early in the morning, she heard some clanging noises in the kitchen. At first she thought a thief had broken into the house, but she only breathed a sigh of relief when Wen Shu called her to have breakfast from the kitchen.
But then I thought again, it didn’t make sense. Why did Wen Shu come back without any sound?
Lu Sining quickly put on her slippers and went to the kitchen in two steps.
"Mom, it's time to have breakfast."
Wen Shu looked normal, and it didn't look like anything had happened, but the dark bags under her eyes betrayed her. Lu Sining asked, "Xiao Shu, why did you come back so suddenly?"
"I can't just leave you in Xuancheng forever," Wen Shu explained calmly, "Besides, I still have work to do."
How could Lu Sining not understand her daughter? The more she said nothing was wrong, the more trouble there became!
"Is Qianlin's injury healed?"
"Well, everything is fine." Lu Sining clearly felt that Wen Shu's breathing paused.
Wen Shu is her daughter, and Yu Qianlin is a good kid. If Wen Shu and Yu Qianlin can become a couple, she would be happy to see it happen. But she couldn't interfere too much in the relationship of young people, so she said, "Okay, I'll go buy some vegetables and make you something delicious later."
"Thank you, Mom."
After breakfast, Lu Sining went out to buy groceries while Wen Shu packed her luggage at home. Actually, there wasn't much, just some of her casual scribbles. She put them one by one on the bookshelf and looked at the drawing board given by Yu Qianlin, and her mind began to wander uncontrollably.
Will he be angry, will he ignore her, will he hate her...
The more she thought about things like this, the more uncomfortable she felt, as if there was a breath of foul air stuck in her chest, unable to come in or out, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Not long after, there was movement at the door.
She thought it was Lu Sining who came back from buying groceries, so she walked out of the room. Before she could say anything, she saw an unexpected person.
Yu Qianlin? Why is he here? How did he get in?
And what about the bandages on his arms and neck?
Wen Shu was lost in thought when Lu Sining, who came out from behind Yu Qianlin, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Why don't you go and greet the guests?"
Wen Shu no longer cared about his own emotions and instead focused his attention on Yu Qianlin's injuries.
Yu Qianlin wasn't actually seriously injured. Although he was still very angry that she left without saying goodbye, he had no choice but to admit defeat!
He thought clearly that Wen Shu was the typical person who would respond to soft words but not hard ones. The more he forced her, the harder she would rebound. It would be better to let her return to him willingly, so before coming to her house, he was a little careful and asked someone to put on more bandages.
Apart from anything else, in order to get Wen Shu, who was busy drawing, to pay more attention to him, he had already mastered the skill of acting miserable and pitiful in front of her.
Of course Wen Shu had no idea about his complicated thoughts, and his mind was full of thoughts about why he was injured again.
Lu Sining went to cook, while Yu Qianlin and Wen Shu sat on the sofa watching TV.
Yu Qianlin checked the time and changed the channel. He had learned that in a few minutes the news about their actions last night would be broadcast.
"According to our station, last night Xincheng police cracked a major child trafficking case, arrested more than ten suspects, and rescued the abducted children..."
On the right side of the host was a photo of Chen Kai, who was not good-looking but had done terrible things. Wen Shu took another look at the news before it ended, and then turned her attention to Yu Qianlin. She finally knew how he got all these injuries, and she looked at him in silence.
She felt like she should say something, but she didn't know where to start. The most pertinent and poignant words in the world couldn't express her feelings at the moment. When she saw the photos of the scene in the news and his injuries, she almost immediately imagined the scene in her mind , dangerous and fearless. She just wanted to look at him quietly and give him her whole heart.
Because we love something, we cherish it. And because we are afraid of losing it, we avoid it.
"Wen Shu," Yu Qianlin suddenly called her name. Wen Shu looked over subconsciously and suddenly felt a little panicked and wanted to escape.
But Yu Qianlin did not give her a chance to escape. He looked into her eyes and said, "I was too busy some time ago, so I didn't talk about this. I think we need to confirm our relationship. Wen Shu, I like you for many years, and it has not changed in these years of separation, so I have been looking for you, and I didn't even think about what I should do if I couldn't find you. The reason why I took the night flight back to Xuancheng was because I almost thought you left without saying goodbye again, and I didn't want to endure such pain again. So, now I want to know your answer in person. I have been chasing you for so many years, I want to ask you, are you willing to be my girlfriend ?"
Wen Shu didn't say anything. Yu Qianlin's long speech made her dizzy and powerless. She was not confident, especially when facing Yu Qianlin.
But today, seeing Yu Qianlin's wounds, she suddenly realized that life is short, why should she expect and care about such an illusory word as "eternity"?
Yu Qianlin didn't get her answer, and the expression between his eyebrows suddenly dimmed, and his originally straight back also slumped.
Suddenly, a warm current covered the back of his hand. Wen Shu took Yu Qianlin's hand, put his fingertips into his palm, nodded slightly, and gave Yu Qianlin a bright smile.
Yu Qianlin's heart seemed to be blown by a spring breeze; his eyes suddenly brightened up, and he clenched Wen Shu's fingertips, which were covered with calluses from years of holding a pen, in his palm.
After lunch, Yu Qianlin said goodbye to Lu Sining because he still had work to do. Lu Sining didn't want to keep him any longer and only told him to take good care of himself.
Yu Qianlin smiled comfortingly and said casually, "It's okay, Auntie, I'm used to it." After that, he looked at Wen Shu aggrievedly.
Wen Shu completely received his strong gaze . She looked at Yu Qianlin, then thought of his somewhat lonely apartment, and said, "Mom, I'll go to Xincheng for a while."
"Hey, hey," Lu Sining was stunned, and after looking between the two of them, he smiled, "Then you have to take good care of Qianlin."